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[♪ mellow music playing]
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[Murphy Collins] Paige, the only
real mother you've ever had died.
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- Oh, God.
- You have a lotta work to do.
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Yes, like transcontinental
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- railroad-level work.
- You wish.
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No, railroad is a straight line.
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Grief is more like a-- it, it zigzags.
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Ya have to take it in, swirl it around.
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Are you telling us to gargle our grief?
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- [Paige Alexander] Mm.
- [snaps] Exactly.
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At least you're doin' okay, huh, Edwin?
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And you're basing that on what now?
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We just found out that Sadiiq,
one of his associates, just got 23 years.
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Man, that boy's life is done now.
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[Murphy]
Hell of a week, huh?
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Finn, your dad was supposed to show up
and he stiffed you, that sucks.
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- No, yeah, it's whatever.
- [Edwin Alexander] It really messed him up
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and now he spends
all his time in his room.
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Finn, I think you might be backsliding.
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Regression is part of development,
as you know, Paige.
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I hate to, uh, cause more stress,
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but today's your last session.
I'm leaving town.
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- What?!
- Yeah, I'm going to India on a Rumspringa.
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- You're not Amish.
- It's sort of a spiritual awaken--
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It's a six-month thing.
No talking.
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It's just [sighs]
I'm in this office every day,
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and everybody comes in
and they dump all their shit on me.
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Yack-yack-yack-yack-yack
in my ear and it's exhausting.
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- No offense.
- So, you're saying that we gotta
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- zig and zag and do all that...
- [Murphy] Yeah.
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...and we all fucked up,
and you are goin' off to India.
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Good for you, Doc,
but let me tell you somethin'.
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Slide over.
My grandson has not driven a car...
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- Oh.
- ...since the accident.
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And this family is
nowhere near fixed, Doc.
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I got bad news for ya.
You're never really fixed.
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Murphy, my best mom died, in my room.
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So, now you need me?
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- Kind of.
- Yes.
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Maybe you guys have grown a bit.
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You never would've said that day one.
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Loss is inevitable.
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The key is what you do with it.
That's what matters.
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So, I'm gonna ask you
all three this question.
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What will you do with your grief?
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And you gotta feel it, man.
Ya gotta feel it here.
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You've got to feel it here.
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- And you've got--
- Don't, don't, man. Just don't.
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At least...
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Well, took 'em long enough
to approve the claim.
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Thank you so much, Nadine.
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Well, you're the one who paid
the premium 17 years in advance.
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Still can't believe the news about Carole.
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Paige is havin' folk over
after the funeral,
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and I, I told 'em I'd cater.
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Do they know you cook with spices?
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[both chuckle]
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- I told Paige I want you to come.
- Mm.
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I don't wanna do anything to upset Paige.
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Don't worry 'bout that.
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I'll just stay home
and eat a dry pot roast
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in honor of the woman
I could never live up to.
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[Edwin hums]
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I'm sorry about Sadiiq.
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Fox okay?
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[softly]
I don't know.
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- Are you okay?
- Hell no, I'm not okay. [chuckles]
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- Man, this is so fucked up.
- [softly] I know.
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But I still had choices. [inhales]
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And I need to be doing more, Nadine.
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I gotta go after it.
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Well...
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now... you can go after it...
in a brand-new Baby Bentley.
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The funeral's gonna be
all hymns, no SKIMS.
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- I want the after-party to be fun.
- It's not called an after-party.
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Whatever, the reception.
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I just wish we knew that she was sick.
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Then we could've planned a real rager,
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but knowing Mom,
she just didn't want us to feel bad.
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Well, too late for that now.
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- For real though...
- Yeah.
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- ...why haven't I cried yet?
- What?
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I don't know. Am I broken?
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You have a few cracks,
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but [stammers] do you think
maybe you're having some
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- regret about your last conversation?
- Uh-uh, no-no, I--
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No, I don't wanna talk about this.
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You are the one who loves
to talk about feelings.
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Oh, maybe if you
talk about your feelings,
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I'll recognize what
one looks like in the wild.
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[both laugh]
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- Okay...
- Mm-hm.
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...I'm trying to figure out
how to metabolize my grief.
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And I feel like I just wanna run out
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and tell everybody that I love
how I feel about them.
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By every single person you mean Mal?
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I mean, he's one of the people.
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[scoffs]
He's your person.
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[softly]
He's with someone.
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Okay, I'm not telling you
to go all Ariana Grande,
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but what if Mal dies tomorrow?
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That is so dark.
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Do I have to tell him?
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I think you get to tell him.
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[knocks on door]
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- Hey.
- Um, I just--
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I know this is
crazy and unexpected,
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- but I just--
- [Ava] Hey, Paige!
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- Oh, hi, Ava!
- Oh, my God!
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You're here! Of course.
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Just watchin' Family or Fiancé.
[chuckles]
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Black love, baby.
Look, I gotta pause it.
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They're about to do
the blessin' ceremony.
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- Ooh.
- That's a good part.
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So?
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Uh, I, I came by because [inhales]
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Finn is starting to look
at colleges and, um, it's exciting,
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so I-I wanted you to maybe think about
writing him a letter of recommendation?
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Yeah, of-of course.
Um, do you need it soon or?
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Yeah, yeah, in probably eight months.
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- Ah, okay.
- Yeah.
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- Uh, well, thanks for the heads-up.
- Yeah, it's a long time,
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you know, so it can be really good.
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I-Is that it?
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- Yeah.
- Okay.
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Um... so, how are you and Esti doing,
Carole's death?
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I know it must be really hard.
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- I'm sorry.
- [Ava] I'm sorry, too.
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Oh, th-thank you, Ava.
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You should, like, watch your show,
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- your Fiancé and Family thing, yeah.
- [Mal Kennedy] Yeah.
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- [Ava] Bye, Paige! Bye!
- Okay, bye, bye!
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- Peace.
- [both chuckle]
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[♪ "Escape (The Piña Colada Song)"
instrumental playing]
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[singing]
♪ If you like piña coladas ♪
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♪ And gettin' caught in the rain ♪
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[voice echoes]
How do I sound?
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Loud, woman, loud.
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I didn't even know Carole liked karaoke.
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Oh, she did not.
Carole did not drink, swear, or party,
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so let's celebrate a woman
who lived a perfectly sober life
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by turning the fuck up.
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Yeah, I thought
that funeral was kinda sad.
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- Mm.
- You know, sistergirl, I gotta say,
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I think you zigzaggin'
kinda in your grief,
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so you need anything... I'm here.
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You know what I need?
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What?
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Ice.
I'm gonna go to the store.
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No, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait.
I got a, I got a better idea.
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Hey, Finn?!
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Been hidin' out in his room ever since...
his daddy didn't show, you know,
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regressing instead of progressing.
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Yeah, you yelled?
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Yeah, I need you to go
to the store, get some ice, okay?
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Uh, give him the keys.
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Yeah, this would be a good way
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for you to get your driving
sea legs back under you.
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You want me to drive there?
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- Yeah.
- In the car?
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- Yes.
- [Finn chuckles]
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- Go on, man, you got it.
- [phone ringing]
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- I believe in you, bud.
- [Edwin] I do, too.
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Hello.
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Uh, you said I can handle this next week.
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No, I will be there. No.
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I, uh, gimme a c-couple hours, okay?
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Yep.
No, I will see you soon.
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- Sistergirl.
- Mm, mm-hm.
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- A couple shakes of this.
- Mm-hm.
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Top on, in the refrigerator.
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- Don't mess up my food now.
- Got it, got it, got it.
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- Shake, top on, don't mess it up.
- Okay.
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There you are.
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Hi.
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Finn, how are you doing?
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Just 'cause I know funerals
can be kind of intense.
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I didn't really know her.
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I'm just glad that
she didn't die in my room.
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- No offense.
- None taken.
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Honey, do you think that
maybe you could come down
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for just a little bit
when people get here?
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Uh, yeah, maybe.
I just-- I kinda prefer to backslide
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in the privacy of my own room.
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- So, no?
- No.
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Honey, I--
When I said backslide, I was not--
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- Baby.
- Yes?
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Um, I got the brisket on cruise control.
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- Everything else, ready to go.
- No, where are you going?
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We have people coming here after church.
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I know, somethin' came up
and I gotta handle it, like, right now.
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- No.
- Nadine gon' give a ride and, uh--
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- What, Nadine?!
- Don't gimme a hard time, baby--
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I thought that that was done.
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- It's a ride, baby.
- Okay.
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- That's all it is, a ride.
- Okay, but where are you--
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[fake chuckle]
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- [person sighs]
- Good afternoon.
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- Hello.
- Yes.
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Uh, so, in here, I have my written test,
my, um, proof of residency,
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my travel letter,
and my birth certificate
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I went all the way to Alabama to get,
but that didn't work out.
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I just do the wr-- driving test.
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I apologize.
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This was a last-minute appointment,
so I'm... a little nervous, you know?
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Well, let's just start.
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You are going to drive forward,
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and then you'll just make
a left at the stop sign.
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- Gotcha. Okay.
- [engine starts]
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- [Edwin sighs]
- [engine revs loudly]
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Ooh. Ah, I'm sorry.
This not my vehicle.
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I borrowed it from a friend.
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Actually my ex. [chuckles]
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You know what, I'm just gonna go.
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- [tires screech, engine revs]
- Oh, whoa!
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This baby got some giddy-up... uh.
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- [pen scratches paper]
- Actually, I--
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- [turns off engine]
- I need a minute, yeah.
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I was at a funeral... earlier today
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and, and I was supposed to be
catering the reception and--
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but my driver's license...
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is my next step.
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This is totally inappropriate, but, um...
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they don't make it easy
for formerly incarcerated
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to get their lives back together.
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So that's why you haven't
had a license since 2006?
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Yes, ma'am. I lost a lotta life.
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'Til right now, you know?
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My brother did time.
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Oh.
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Uh, how's-how's he-- how's he doin'?
Is he, he doin' okay?
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It ain't easy, ma'am.
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Well, uh, Mr. Alexander...
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I want this for you too,
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so just don't run over
any cones or flags or people.
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- I really am an excellent driver, ma'am.
- Okay.
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And I am ready to progress.
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[engine starts]
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[doorbell ringing]
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I'll get it. I'll get it.
Esti, I'll get it. I got it.
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[Esti Nelson]
Oh. Ice, ice baby. Busted.
242
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Anxiety takes another W, huh?
243
00:10:21,957 --> 00:10:23,458
What's going on?
244
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Esti, did you grow up in a barn?
[chuckles]
245
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- [Mal] Wait, wait, wait. Hold up!
- Oh, Go-- Sorry. I'm sorry.
246
00:10:31,967 --> 00:10:33,093
- Come on in.
- I-I'm sorry.
247
00:10:33,093 --> 00:10:35,512
I, I wanted to pay my respects.
248
00:10:36,137 --> 00:10:37,222
Carole was a wonderful person
249
00:10:37,222 --> 00:10:40,308
- and she raised an amazing woman, so.
- Yeah, Esti is amazing.
250
00:10:40,308 --> 00:10:43,019
- Paige.
- Sorry. Thank you.
251
00:10:43,019 --> 00:10:44,938
Look, I know you're hurting,
252
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okay, but there are people
that care about you.
253
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I want you to know that.
254
00:10:48,650 --> 00:10:51,361
- Mal, how 'bout a duet?
- Um--
255
00:10:51,361 --> 00:10:55,740
Um, can you please distract Esti so she
doesn't make Pastor Nelson sing again?
256
00:10:55,740 --> 00:10:59,369
Because he's very tired and very sad
and he can't hold a tune.
257
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[singing off-key]
♪ Did you ever know that you're my hero? ♪
258
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- Sure. Mm-hm.
- Thank you.
259
00:11:05,834 --> 00:11:10,672
Oh, wow!
Look who's back from their secret errand.
260
00:11:10,672 --> 00:11:12,507
- [Paige chuckles]
- Babygirl, I didn't have a choice.
261
00:11:12,507 --> 00:11:14,426
- This is somethin' I had--
- Dad, it's fine. We survived,
262
00:11:14,426 --> 00:11:16,136
but you do need to get more mac and cheese
263
00:11:16,136 --> 00:11:19,472
- on the table though, ASAP.
- Okay. I'd be happy to.
264
00:11:19,472 --> 00:11:22,434
- Thank you.
- Oh, now, Nadine...
265
00:11:23,059 --> 00:11:24,269
thank you.
266
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- You're welcome.
- Thank you.
267
00:11:28,732 --> 00:11:29,733
Okay.
268
00:11:29,733 --> 00:11:31,735
[Pastor Nelson singing]
269
00:11:31,735 --> 00:11:34,905
Do you wanna take off
your coat and stay awhile?
270
00:11:34,905 --> 00:11:37,324
- Really?
- [chuckles] Yes.
271
00:11:37,324 --> 00:11:39,326
There's plenty of food, obviously.
272
00:11:39,326 --> 00:11:41,745
Ah. How 'bout eligible bachelors?
273
00:11:41,745 --> 00:11:42,996
Any of those?
274
00:11:42,996 --> 00:11:45,290
Uh... Pastor Nelson?
275
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♪ 'Cause you are the wind ♪
276
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- ♪ Beneath my wings ♪
- Too soon.
277
00:11:52,005 --> 00:11:53,131
[chuckles]
278
00:11:53,131 --> 00:11:56,468
- Uh, hello, everyone.
- Oh, oh. I think we're gathering.
279
00:11:56,468 --> 00:12:01,389
Ah. Yeah, before we continue
the karaoke portion of the after-party,
280
00:12:01,389 --> 00:12:06,102
and, yes, everyone must sing,
I thought I should say a few words.
281
00:12:06,102 --> 00:12:08,980
My mom always had my back.
282
00:12:08,980 --> 00:12:12,817
Like, when she wrote
my third grade teacher, Mrs. Rice,
283
00:12:12,817 --> 00:12:15,528
a devastatingly passive aggressive letter
284
00:12:15,528 --> 00:12:19,241
saying that my times tables
were just fine, thank you.
285
00:12:19,241 --> 00:12:23,161
- It was a gentle aggression.
- [Esti] That's just who she was, a saint.
286
00:12:23,161 --> 00:12:24,454
And I...
287
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I suck.
288
00:12:27,207 --> 00:12:30,418
I'm serious.
The, the last time Mom saw me,
289
00:12:30,418 --> 00:12:32,879
I-I was spitting into a tube
290
00:12:32,879 --> 00:12:37,801
like I-I wasn't related
to the mother I had right in front of me.
291
00:12:37,801 --> 00:12:40,428
A-And I will never get to hug her again.
292
00:12:40,428 --> 00:12:43,306
And guess what?
I haven't even cried yet.
293
00:12:43,306 --> 00:12:44,975
Right? Like-like-like-like
if this were a movie,
294
00:12:44,975 --> 00:12:46,810
I would be crying right now, right?
295
00:12:46,810 --> 00:12:48,728
- Like, mm, mm-hm.
- [softly] I'ma step in.
296
00:12:48,728 --> 00:12:52,107
Nope, I am aaall spit and no tears.
297
00:12:52,107 --> 00:12:54,401
- Nope. No, not today. Uh-huh?
- [whispers] ...take a break.
298
00:12:54,401 --> 00:12:56,736
- No, no. I-I haven't sung my song yet.
- There'll be time for that.
299
00:12:56,736 --> 00:12:58,863
- There'll be time.
- Okay. Okay.
300
00:12:58,863 --> 00:13:01,533
Thank you, Esti, that was so beautiful.
301
00:13:01,533 --> 00:13:05,370
If I could just add a word or two?
Okay. Thank you.
302
00:13:05,370 --> 00:13:10,917
I think part of what Esti
was getting at is that, um,
303
00:13:10,917 --> 00:13:15,380
our mother really... lived to love.
304
00:13:15,380 --> 00:13:18,383
And-And I-I don't mean
love like the-the feeling.
305
00:13:18,383 --> 00:13:20,176
I mean, love as a verb, right?
306
00:13:20,176 --> 00:13:22,804
Because love as a verb, is what you do.
307
00:13:22,804 --> 00:13:27,100
And, um, she... she did everything.
308
00:13:27,100 --> 00:13:29,769
She took us in.
309
00:13:29,769 --> 00:13:33,356
And she had a heart that was just so
310
00:13:33,356 --> 00:13:37,652
open, and vulnerable, and generous.
311
00:13:37,652 --> 00:13:40,447
Probably a lot of times
when it-it would have felt
312
00:13:40,447 --> 00:13:44,534
much less scary not to be, um.
313
00:13:45,035 --> 00:13:47,787
But, you know,
love as a verb is about knowing
314
00:13:47,787 --> 00:13:51,458
that there's no after-party in life,
315
00:13:51,458 --> 00:13:55,587
so you, you just have to love now,
316
00:13:55,587 --> 00:13:57,380
while you can.
317
00:13:57,380 --> 00:13:58,673
Um...
318
00:13:58,673 --> 00:14:00,759
[♪ light music playing]
319
00:14:00,759 --> 00:14:02,677
before it's too late.
320
00:14:04,137 --> 00:14:07,057
I think that's something
that Carole really understood,
321
00:14:07,057 --> 00:14:09,351
and... [inhales]
322
00:14:09,351 --> 00:14:12,729
I think it's something
that I am starting to understand now.
323
00:14:12,729 --> 00:14:15,607
♪
324
00:14:19,778 --> 00:14:23,448
Um, so, thank you so much,
everybody, for coming.
325
00:14:23,448 --> 00:14:25,784
I really appreciate it.
And-And, um, for karaoke,
326
00:14:25,784 --> 00:14:28,995
maybe everybody can just
line up in this room.
327
00:14:28,995 --> 00:14:30,664
Um, thank you.
328
00:14:30,664 --> 00:14:32,958
Hey, hey, hey, hey.
329
00:14:32,958 --> 00:14:36,044
Hey, hey, hey, wait, please. [sighs]
330
00:14:36,878 --> 00:14:41,132
- Paige, that was beautiful, but, like--
- Just hear me out, okay?
331
00:14:42,133 --> 00:14:44,135
I have been doing
all of this work on myself,
332
00:14:44,135 --> 00:14:45,845
and I think that it has really allowed me
333
00:14:45,845 --> 00:14:47,931
to see you for who you really are,
334
00:14:47,931 --> 00:14:50,350
and you are amazing.
335
00:14:50,350 --> 00:14:52,644
You're such a good friend,
you're a grounded partner,
336
00:14:52,644 --> 00:14:56,356
you see me, I think,
like, really Into-Me-You-See,
337
00:14:56,356 --> 00:14:58,441
and I feel connected
to you in all the right ways.
338
00:14:58,441 --> 00:15:00,151
Like, here and here and here.
339
00:15:00,151 --> 00:15:02,571
Paige, I don't think you really know
what you're saying right now.
340
00:15:02,571 --> 00:15:05,699
I'm completely certain of what I'm saying.
341
00:15:05,699 --> 00:15:07,701
I'm, I'm sorry.
342
00:15:07,701 --> 00:15:10,787
- What does that mean?
- I gotta go.
343
00:15:12,163 --> 00:15:13,999
[door closes]
344
00:15:13,999 --> 00:15:16,084
[indistinct chatter]
345
00:15:18,211 --> 00:15:22,424
- [microphone squeals]
- Oh! Oh, God. [mouths] Oh, God. [sighs]
346
00:15:28,680 --> 00:15:30,682
[video game sounds]
347
00:15:33,476 --> 00:15:35,020
Heard about the ice.
348
00:15:39,441 --> 00:15:40,942
Hey, Finn...
349
00:15:44,529 --> 00:15:48,366
one thing I learned about love, family...
350
00:15:51,745 --> 00:15:56,875
the... disappointment,
it's unavoidable, man.
351
00:15:56,875 --> 00:15:59,961
'Cause all folks, they are just...
352
00:16:00,879 --> 00:16:02,672
f-flawed as hell.
353
00:16:03,131 --> 00:16:06,051
- You're not.
- [laughs] Come on, man.
354
00:16:06,051 --> 00:16:09,304
I know I've let down
the folk I care about.
355
00:16:09,304 --> 00:16:14,017
I let your mama down,
over and over and over again.
356
00:16:14,935 --> 00:16:18,772
And all kind of folk have
let me down, believe that.
357
00:16:18,772 --> 00:16:21,608
But it doesn't affect the love, Finn.
358
00:16:22,901 --> 00:16:25,528
Now, I know it didn't
work out the way you wanted.
359
00:16:26,529 --> 00:16:29,449
I am so proud of you
for reachin' out to your dad.
360
00:16:29,449 --> 00:16:33,245
For somebody who's so-called
scared of everything,
361
00:16:33,245 --> 00:16:36,206
Finn, you did the hardest thing possible.
362
00:16:36,206 --> 00:16:39,501
You put yourself out there.
363
00:16:39,501 --> 00:16:42,712
Now you can do that?
You can do anything.
364
00:16:46,591 --> 00:16:50,345
- Oh... should I help?
- I got it. [chuckles]
365
00:16:50,679 --> 00:16:52,180
My condolences again.
366
00:16:52,180 --> 00:16:54,099
Okay. Thank you.
367
00:16:56,643 --> 00:16:58,186
And I liked your speech.
368
00:16:58,770 --> 00:17:00,855
- Thanks.
- To Mal.
369
00:17:02,524 --> 00:17:04,442
Carole would've been proud.
370
00:17:05,402 --> 00:17:06,945
And I'm proud.
371
00:17:09,447 --> 00:17:11,950
Well... I don't think Mal liked it.
372
00:17:11,950 --> 00:17:16,246
- I mean, he just walked out, so.
- You know what, Paige?
373
00:17:16,705 --> 00:17:19,708
You're kind of unforgiving,
somewhat judgmental,
374
00:17:19,708 --> 00:17:22,210
- and a bit of a know-it-all...
- That was rude.
375
00:17:22,210 --> 00:17:26,131
...but Mal would be
a fool not to be with you.
376
00:17:29,926 --> 00:17:31,928
I'm glad you stayed.
377
00:17:32,679 --> 00:17:36,683
Well... I am kinda
the only mom you have left.
378
00:17:37,309 --> 00:17:38,518
Oh, God.
379
00:17:38,518 --> 00:17:42,606
- Oh, that's kind of true.
- Hm. Mm-hm.
380
00:17:42,606 --> 00:17:45,901
[♪ "So My Darling"
by Rachel Chinouriri playing]
381
00:17:46,443 --> 00:17:47,861
[sighs]
382
00:17:49,487 --> 00:17:51,031
[softly]
Rawr.
383
00:17:51,031 --> 00:17:56,119
Hey. I'm sorry I put you on blast
with the whole ice thing.
384
00:17:57,078 --> 00:17:58,705
Nah, it's cool.
385
00:17:58,705 --> 00:18:05,795
Just, um... you know, sometimes,
my brain makes small things impossible.
386
00:18:05,795 --> 00:18:09,299
Even though I've done much harder things
than drive two blocks for ice.
387
00:18:09,299 --> 00:18:11,676
Eh, I shouldn't put ice
in my chardonnay anyway.
388
00:18:11,676 --> 00:18:13,094
Makes me look trashier than I am.
389
00:18:13,094 --> 00:18:16,306
I just feel bad that I disappointed
you guys, you know?
390
00:18:16,306 --> 00:18:21,478
But, uh, Grandpa said that part of being
in a family is disappointment.
391
00:18:21,478 --> 00:18:23,480
But he made it sound way more hopeful.
392
00:18:23,939 --> 00:18:26,358
Yeah, he was all like...
[clears throat]
393
00:18:27,234 --> 00:18:29,236
[mimics Edwin]
"Finneas James,
394
00:18:29,236 --> 00:18:30,987
"part of love,
395
00:18:30,987 --> 00:18:34,449
"part of family is disappointment.
396
00:18:34,699 --> 00:18:37,619
Because all folk flawed as hell."
397
00:18:37,619 --> 00:18:38,828
♪
398
00:18:38,828 --> 00:18:42,749
[chuckles]
You know, it doesn't mean that, um...
399
00:18:42,749 --> 00:18:44,834
doesn't mean that you don't love them
400
00:18:44,834 --> 00:18:47,170
and it doesn't mean
that they don't love you.
401
00:18:47,462 --> 00:18:49,464
Or somethin' like that.
402
00:18:51,800 --> 00:18:53,802
[chuckles, sniffles]
403
00:18:54,719 --> 00:18:59,099
[emotional] You're s--
You're so right. I, um, I loved Mom.
404
00:18:59,099 --> 00:19:00,433
And she loved me.
405
00:19:00,433 --> 00:19:03,728
W-Was, was she disappointed
I-I wanted to find my birth family?
406
00:19:03,728 --> 00:19:06,815
Yeah. Yeah, she was. [inhales]
407
00:19:07,190 --> 00:19:12,612
But, but then she died
and... she died feeling terrible.
408
00:19:14,573 --> 00:19:18,118
But-But that doesn't mean
I-I shouldn't follow through
409
00:19:18,118 --> 00:19:19,703
because she's gone now.
410
00:19:19,703 --> 00:19:24,416
And me not sending in a tube of my spit
isn't gonna bring her back.
411
00:19:24,416 --> 00:19:27,502
- Oh, God. Um.
- [Esti sobbing]
412
00:19:29,504 --> 00:19:31,006
Aunt Esti, are you okay?
413
00:19:31,006 --> 00:19:35,093
Totally! No-no-no-no-no.
C-Crying was the goal.
414
00:19:35,844 --> 00:19:38,263
- [softly] Okay. Yeah.
- Thank you.
415
00:19:39,264 --> 00:19:42,267
[♪ gentle music playing]
416
00:19:42,267 --> 00:19:43,977
[typing]
417
00:19:44,436 --> 00:19:45,645
[Edwin]
How you doin', babygirl?
418
00:19:45,645 --> 00:19:49,232
You mean because of
my very public humiliation?
419
00:19:50,609 --> 00:19:53,695
You know, it actually led to a revelation
with my book proposal,
420
00:19:53,695 --> 00:19:56,781
so it's not just about
dating with daddy issues.
421
00:19:56,781 --> 00:20:01,286
It's about
Living and Loving and Losing...
422
00:20:02,329 --> 00:20:03,830
with Daddy Issues.
423
00:20:03,830 --> 00:20:08,501
You know how they say, um...
you know, "It'll be alright in the end"?
424
00:20:09,544 --> 00:20:11,004
If it ain't alright...
425
00:20:12,714 --> 00:20:14,591
that means it ain't the end.
426
00:20:18,178 --> 00:20:19,763
That's good.
427
00:20:19,763 --> 00:20:21,056
- [Paige chuckles]
- Hm.
428
00:20:21,056 --> 00:20:23,975
- Can I add that?
- You know, I'ma charge you.
429
00:20:23,975 --> 00:20:26,228
[both laughing]
430
00:20:26,228 --> 00:20:30,023
- Hey, um, if you got a minute, baby--
- Oh, it's not a good time.
431
00:20:30,023 --> 00:20:33,443
- Dad, I'm, I'm right--
- Just a, just a...
432
00:20:34,110 --> 00:20:36,321
- Okay.
- And it's only a few miles away.
433
00:20:36,321 --> 00:20:38,823
- I have to drive?
- No.
434
00:20:42,327 --> 00:20:43,328
I'll be drivin'.
435
00:20:45,205 --> 00:20:48,458
[♪ "Groceries" by CARRTOONS
& Nigel Hall playing]
436
00:20:48,458 --> 00:20:50,293
Yeah, I know my timing wasn't great,
437
00:20:50,293 --> 00:20:54,798
but... I was in a bidding war
on this baby.
438
00:20:55,924 --> 00:20:58,385
Owner almost gave it to the other guy.
439
00:20:58,969 --> 00:21:02,973
And that's why I had to get
my driver's license today.
440
00:21:04,683 --> 00:21:06,977
I'm takin' that next step, y'all.
441
00:21:08,562 --> 00:21:10,188
I ain't holdin' back.
442
00:21:10,188 --> 00:21:13,191
I'm gonna be the father
ya always needed me to be.
443
00:21:13,191 --> 00:21:15,402
Did you give up your steady job
444
00:21:15,402 --> 00:21:18,697
- with decent pay for this next step?
- [Finn scoffs]
445
00:21:18,697 --> 00:21:20,407
- What?
- I got you, babygirl.
446
00:21:20,407 --> 00:21:22,450
As a matter of fact, no, I am not.
447
00:21:23,577 --> 00:21:25,579
I'm workin' two jobs...
448
00:21:26,288 --> 00:21:27,789
'til I know I got this.
449
00:21:27,789 --> 00:21:30,917
Then I support you, Dad, 100%.
450
00:21:30,917 --> 00:21:32,794
- This is dope, Grandpa.
- Right?
451
00:21:32,794 --> 00:21:35,630
- You're following your dream.
- Yeah, I am.
452
00:21:35,630 --> 00:21:38,800
- [Edwin play fighting]
- [laughter]
453
00:21:38,800 --> 00:21:41,761
[Edwin grunts, laughs]
454
00:21:41,761 --> 00:21:44,306
Man, you guys have been doin'
all kinds of stuff with your grief.
455
00:21:44,806 --> 00:21:50,437
You know, I'm wondering,
if maybe I could... drive us home?
456
00:21:52,147 --> 00:21:55,150
- You think you ready?
- Yeah. I mean, it's not about waiting
457
00:21:55,150 --> 00:21:58,236
for the anxious thing to go away, right?
458
00:21:58,778 --> 00:22:01,531
It's about doin' shit while anxious.
459
00:22:01,531 --> 00:22:04,826
- Come on now. Go 'head, man.
- Oh, oh, no. No-no-no-no-no.
460
00:22:04,826 --> 00:22:07,954
I, I love you both so much.
Super proud of you.
461
00:22:07,954 --> 00:22:12,876
But I think that maybe you should start
with the Volvo and not Grandpa's truck.
462
00:22:12,876 --> 00:22:14,044
- It's--
- Deal.
463
00:22:14,044 --> 00:22:16,546
- Oh, did I just get had?
- Go. Go.
464
00:22:16,546 --> 00:22:18,632
- Did he--
- Go to the Volvo, brother.
465
00:22:18,632 --> 00:22:21,927
[♪ "I Got Sunshine"
by Avery*Sunshine playing]
466
00:22:21,927 --> 00:22:26,097
[Paige]
Today has been [chuckling] a tornado.
467
00:22:26,097 --> 00:22:30,393
But I learned recently that you
are supposed to gargle your grief.
468
00:22:30,393 --> 00:22:34,606
You have to sit with it
and swish it around and... [sighs]
469
00:22:34,606 --> 00:22:37,150
let it heal you on the inside,
I guess, I don't know.
470
00:22:37,150 --> 00:22:41,071
But [laughs] maybe that's
how grief works, right?
471
00:22:41,071 --> 00:22:46,660
It-It is-- it's here
to teach us how to live, today,
472
00:22:46,660 --> 00:22:49,663
as if the after-party is now.
473
00:22:50,288 --> 00:22:51,498
So...
474
00:22:52,165 --> 00:22:54,668
yeah, go a-- go ahead and...
475
00:22:54,668 --> 00:22:57,963
sing Baby Got Back
at your [laughs] mom's funeral,
476
00:22:57,963 --> 00:23:03,051
and buy a food truck,
and go on a Rumspringa.
477
00:23:03,927 --> 00:23:08,139
Do the thing that you are afraid to do.
478
00:23:08,139 --> 00:23:11,059
You know, tell people that you love them.
479
00:23:11,059 --> 00:23:14,437
Even the ones...
that don't feel the same.
480
00:23:14,437 --> 00:23:17,148
Because, in the end, you could--
481
00:23:17,148 --> 00:23:19,442
- [Mal] Paige.
- Hey. Hi.
482
00:23:20,277 --> 00:23:22,988
Um, what are you doing here?
483
00:23:22,988 --> 00:23:26,116
I, um, I just needed time to process.
484
00:23:26,116 --> 00:23:29,077
I know, I put you on the spot.
It was a hard sell. I'm so sorry.
485
00:23:29,077 --> 00:23:30,245
- I didn't mean to dump all my--
- Sold.
486
00:23:30,245 --> 00:23:33,164
- I'm sorry, did you say--
- Sold.
487
00:23:36,293 --> 00:23:40,922
I needed time to think,
and I needed to break up with Ava.
488
00:23:40,922 --> 00:23:43,967
- Did you do that?
- I did because
489
00:23:43,967 --> 00:23:47,679
how I feel about you was not fair to her.
490
00:23:49,097 --> 00:23:50,307
Mal...
491
00:23:50,682 --> 00:23:51,892
[sighs]
492
00:23:54,019 --> 00:23:55,896
I wanna try again.
493
00:23:57,606 --> 00:24:00,233
I gotta be honest,
that sounds pretty terrifying.
494
00:24:00,233 --> 00:24:04,237
[laughs]
I know. I'm terrified too.
495
00:24:04,237 --> 00:24:06,156
But I feel like...
496
00:24:07,908 --> 00:24:11,369
we could do it differently this time?
497
00:24:11,620 --> 00:24:13,622
Maybe we just take it slow.
498
00:24:13,622 --> 00:24:16,124
I've never done slow a day in my life,
499
00:24:16,124 --> 00:24:18,376
- [chuckles] but...
- Mm.
500
00:24:18,376 --> 00:24:20,295
...I could try...
501
00:24:21,046 --> 00:24:22,464
for you...
502
00:24:23,423 --> 00:24:24,841
for us.
503
00:24:25,383 --> 00:24:28,011
You know, for this. [chuckles]
504
00:24:28,011 --> 00:24:31,264
[♪ soft music playing]
505
00:24:32,057 --> 00:24:33,683
[Paige moans]
506
00:24:38,146 --> 00:24:39,648
- [Edwin] [whispers] Paige.
- [knocks on door]
507
00:24:39,648 --> 00:24:43,568
Nope. No.
No! [laughing] Dad.
508
00:24:43,568 --> 00:24:45,487
Come on. [laughs]
509
00:24:50,200 --> 00:24:51,409
What's wrong?
510
00:24:51,409 --> 00:24:52,994
Somebody's here.
511
00:24:53,536 --> 00:24:54,788
Who?
512
00:24:56,498 --> 00:24:57,958
Your mom.
513
00:25:01,419 --> 00:25:02,837
Wait. What now?
514
00:25:02,837 --> 00:25:04,631
♪ Baby ♪
515
00:25:04,631 --> 00:25:07,926
[♪ "All I Ever Wanted"
by Lenny Kravitz playing]
516
00:25:10,470 --> 00:25:13,890
♪ Can't keep on runnin' ♪
517
00:25:15,850 --> 00:25:22,857
♪ All I want you to do
is to feel with me ♪
518
00:25:22,857 --> 00:25:24,776
♪ Yeah ♪
519
00:25:29,030 --> 00:25:32,242
♪ We both are hurtin' ♪
520
00:25:34,494 --> 00:25:38,123
♪ And it's gonna take a little time ♪
521
00:25:40,542 --> 00:25:45,755
♪ To heal all the wounds
and save our family ♪
522
00:25:46,214 --> 00:25:48,049
[spray paint can hissing]
523
00:25:49,217 --> 00:25:51,219
[speaker]
Woo-hoo!